(SOLVED) PHP not connecting to MySQL while installing PostNuke

[Zack]

The y wasn't missing.. it was for msql support, another DBMS called "MiniSQL" that php also supports.

Adding extension=mysql.so would've also solved the problem, like Rob said.

-Z

Marcelo Pena <marcelo@mac.com> wrote:

>After uninstalling, mysql, php and apache, then reinstalling and
>reconfiguring I found my problem.
>
>The default php.ini files has a commented line like this:
>;    extension=msql.so
>
>I had uncommented that line, but it wasn't until I spent hours trying to
>figure out my problem that I realised that there is a "y" missing. After
>uncommenting and adding the y the line now looks like this:
>extension = mysql.so
>
>That has fixed my problem. I should have noticed the "y" misssing but it's
>easy to overlook one character. Thanks to those who helped. I learnt a lot
>in the process, so all is not wasted. I now have a happy Yellow Puppy server
>running PostNuke.
>
>M
>
>On 30/6/02 6:19 AM, "Zack" <macpulse@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>> I find that odd.
>> 
>> Just a stupid question - are you using apt-get as root?
>> 
>> I was experiencing the same problem as you, also with phpnuke - and I couldn't
>> get it to work no matter what.
>> 
>> Finally, I got it working with that command, only slightly modified.
>> 
>> #apt-get install apache php-mysql
>> 
>> And then:
>> 
>> #shutdown -r now
>> 
>> When it rebooted, and I reopened the phpnuke installation, it worked!
>> 
>> There has to be something else wrong... very odd.
>> 
>> -Z
>
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